J1M
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The "it's slightly different, so it should stack" argument is a little weird. It's like saying that a +4 enhancement bonus and a +6 enhancement bonus are slightly different so they should stack.
There's also the matter that Canny Defense isn't really acting like a feat, it's acting more like a caster level or similar in that you have 5 stacks of it at level 5 in that class.
Allow me to highlight how badly this needs an errata by being truly pedantic:
There's also the matter that Canny Defense isn't really acting like a feat, it's acting more like a caster level or similar in that you have 5 stacks of it at level 5 in that class.
Allow me to highlight how badly this needs an errata by being truly pedantic:
Canny Defense (Ex)
At 1st level, when a kensai is wielding his chosen weapon, he gains the canny defense ability. This is identical to the duelist prestige class ability of the same name, save that his chosen weapon may be of any type.
So according to the Rules As Written, all the Kensai version does is allow you to use your Kensai weapon when counting your Duelist levels towards a dodge bonus. If you don't have any Duelist levels, your Kensai shouldn't be seeing an AC boost.Canny Defense (Ex)
When wearing light or no armor and not using a shield, a duelist adds 1 point of Intelligence bonus (if any) per duelist class level as a dodge bonus to her Armor Class while wielding a melee weapon. If a duelist is caught flat-footed or otherwise denied her Dexterity bonus, she also loses this bonus.